Patents Assigned to BRUSSELS MEDICAL DEVICE CENTER
  • Publication number: 20230255742
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to stents, systems, and methods for gastrointestinal treatment. In some embodiments, a stent may include a tubular scaffold having a first end opposite a second end, wherein a lumen extends between the first and second ends. The tubular scaffold may include a flared section and a medial section extending from the flared section, wherein a first diameter of the flared section is greater than a second diameter of the medial section. The stent may further include a liner extending partially along a surface of the tubular scaffold, wherein the liner is spaced from an anchoring region of the flared section to promote tissue ingrowth with the flared section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Universite Libre De Bruxelles, Brussels Medical Device Center
    Inventors: Martyn G. Folan, Jacques Deviere, Nicolas Cauche, Thomas M. Keating, Martin Burke, Daniel Tuck, Cecilia Delattre
  • Patent number: 11666429
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to stents, systems, and methods for gastrointestinal treatment. In some embodiments, a stent may include a tubular scaffold having a first end opposite a second end, wherein a lumen extends between the first and second ends. The tubular scaffold may include a flared section and a medial section extending from the flared section, wherein a first diameter of the flared section is greater than a second diameter of the medial section. The stent may further include a liner extending partially along a surface of the tubular scaffold, wherein the liner is spaced from an anchoring region of the flared section to promote tissue ingrowth with the flared section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, BRUSSELS MEDICAL DEVICE CENTER
    Inventors: Martyn G. Folan, Jacques Deviere, Nicolas Cauche, Thomas M. Keating, Martin Burke, Daniel Tuck, Cecilia Delattre